A partially completed pension spreadsheet showing the relationships among the elements that comprise the defined benefit pension plan of Universal Products is given below. The actuary's discount rate is 5%. At the end of 2022, the pension formula was amended, creating a prior service cost of $300,000. The expected rate of return on assets was 8%, and the average remaining service life of the active employee group is 20 years in the current year, as well as, the previous two years. Required: Fill in the missing amounts. Note: Enter your answers in thousands (i.e., 5,500 should be entered as 5.5). Enter credit amounts with a minus sign. ($ in thousands) Balance, January 1, 2024 Service cost Interest cost, 5% Expected return on assets Adjust for: Loss on assets Amortization: Prior service cost Amortization: Net loss Gain on PBO Prior service cost Cash funding Retiree benefits Balance, December 31, 2024 PBO Plan Assets $ (860.0) $ 600.0 (43.0) $ (929.0) $ Prior Service Cost - AOCI $ 600.0 $ Net Loss - AOCI 285.0 $ 270.0 $ 86.0 17.0 Pension Expense 103.0 $ 106.0 (48.0) 58.0 Cash (90.0) Net Pension (Liability) / Asset $ $ (260.0) 30.0 (230.0)

A partially completed pension spreadsheet showing the relationships among the elements that comprise the defined benefit pension plan of Universal Products is given below. The actuary's discount rate is 5%. At the end of 2022, the pension formula was amended, creating a prior service cost of $300,000. The expected rate of return on assets was 8%, and the average remaining service life of the active employee group is 20 years in the current year, as well as, the previous two years. Required: Fill in the missing amounts. Note: Enter your answers in thousands (i.e., 5,500 should be entered as 5.5). Enter credit amounts with a minus sign. ($ in thousands) Balance, January 1, 2024 Service cost Interest cost, 5% Expected return on assets Adjust for: Loss on assets Amortization: Prior service cost Amortization: Net loss Gain on PBO Prior service cost Cash funding Retiree benefits Balance, December 31, 2024 PBO Plan Assets $ (860.0) $ 600.0 (43.0) $ (929.0) $ Prior Service Cost - AOCI $ 600.0 $ Net Loss - AOCI 285.0 $ 270.0 $ 86.0 17.0 Pension Expense 103.0 $ 106.0 (48.0) 58.0 Cash (90.0) Net Pension (Liability) / Asset $ $ (260.0) 30.0 (230.0)

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